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Benitez, who was Kop chief between 2004-2014, said: “Maybe he can be a good coach in the future.

“If he wants to talk to me about that, we can be in contact and then I can give him some good ideas, and I’m sure the club will give him some ideas.

“We are talking about one of the big names in football and one of the best players that I have ever had; because he was a player that could play in different positions, he could score goals, he could pass, he could tackle.”